Editing Rudy Giuliani (section)

==== Advisor to the president ====
The [[President-elect of the United States|president-elect]] named Giuliani his informal cybersecurity adviser on January 12, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/12/trump-names-rudy-giuliani-as-cybersecurity-adviser/|title=Trump names Rudy Giuliani as cybersecurity adviser|last=Phillip|first=Abby|author-link=Abby Phillip|date=January 12, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post PowerPost blog|access-date=January 13, 2017|archive-date=May 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516050541/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/12/trump-names-rudy-giuliani-as-cybersecurity-adviser/|url-status=live}}</ref> The status of this informal role for Giuliani is unclear because, in November 2018, Trump created the [[Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency]] (CISA), headed by [[Chris Krebs|Christopher Krebs]] as director and [[Matthew Travis]] as deputy. In the weeks following his appointment, Giuliani was forced to consult an [[Apple Store]] [[Genius Bar]] when he "was locked out of his [[iPhone]] because he had forgotten the passcode and entered the wrong one at least 10 times", belying his putative expertise in the field.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rudy-giuliani-needed-apple-genius-help-unlock-his-iphone-after-n1074241 |title=Rudy Giuliani needed Apple genius help to unlock his iPhone after being named Trump cybersecurity adviser |date=October 31, 2019 |publisher=NBC News |first=Rich |last=Schapiro |access-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108033512/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rudy-giuliani-needed-apple-genius-help-unlock-his-iphone-after-n1074241 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2017, Giuliani said he advised [[First presidency of Donald Trump|President Trump]] in matters relating to [[Executive Order 13769]], which barred citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for 90 days. The order also suspended the admission of all refugees for 120 days.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ben |last=King |title=Judge Jeanine Pirro Rudy Giuliani FULL Interview – 1/28/17 |website=[[YouTube]] |date=January 28, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9GKL6i38pI |access-date=May 25, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521170603/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9GKL6i38pI |archive-date=May 21, 2017 }}<!-- archives do not include video content --></ref>
[[File:American politicians at the PMOI event 2018.jpg|thumb|Giuliani, [[Newt Gingrich]], [[James T. Conway]], [[Bill Richardson]] and other American politicians at the [[People's Mujahedin of Iran]] (PMOI) event in 2018{{clarify|date=May 2019}}]]
[[File:President Trump Signs an Act to Permanently Authorize the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (48414393022).jpg|thumb|right|[[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] recognizes Giuliani prior to signing H.R. 1327; an act to permanently authorize the September{{spaces}}11 Victim Compensation Fund, on July 29, 2019.]]
Giuliani has drawn scrutiny over his ties to foreign nations, regarding not registering per the [[Foreign Agents Registration Act]] (FARA).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/giuliani-works-for-foreign-clients-while-serving-as-trumps-attorney/2018/07/09/e21554ae-7988-11e8-80be-6d32e182a3bc_story.html |title=Giuliani works for foreign clients while serving as Trump's attorney |first1=Josh |last1=Dawsey |first2=Tom |last2=Hamburger |first3=Ashley |last3=Parker |date=July 10, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=July 16, 2018 |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717200725/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/giuliani-works-for-foreign-clients-while-serving-as-trumps-attorney/2018/07/09/e21554ae-7988-11e8-80be-6d32e182a3bc_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>